1. Pretend you are writing an essay in favor of allowing smoking on campus. You think
students should be allowed to smoke on campus. To make your argument, you need to
defeat the arguments of people who hold the opposite view (the counterargument). Your
thesis is “Smoking should be allowed on campus.”
Thesis: Smoking should be allowed on campus.
Counterargument: Some people say that smoking should NOT be allowed on campus
because_____________________________________________________
Refutation: (Think of an argument that will destroy the counterargument above.)
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2. Pretend you are writing an essay in favor of allowing students to use iPhones in class.
You think students should be allowed to use their iPhones in class. To make your
argument, you need to defeat the arguments of the people who hold the opposite view
(the counterargument). Your thesis is “Students should be allowed to use iPhones in
class.
Thesis: Students should be allowed to use their iPhones in class.
Counterargument #1: Some people say that students should NOT be allowed to use
their iPhones in class because________________________________________________
Refutation: (Think of an argument that will destroy the counterargument above.)
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Counterargument #2: Yet other people say that students should NOT be allowed to use
their iPhones in class because________________________________________________
Refutation: (Think of an argument that will destroy the counterargument above.)
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